Delhi's Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia was on 31 August 2015 given the additional charge of - the Law Ministry of the city
• Haryana Women and Child Development Minister Kavita Jain on 31 August 2015 inaugurated state’s first One Stop Centre, known as Sakhi, at – Karnal
• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 31 August 2015 declared State Bank of India (SBI) and ICICI Bank as - Domestic Systemically Important Banks (D-SIBs)
• CSIRO and Imperial College London warned that 99 percent of the world's seabird species will be ingesting plastic by 2050 if - current marine pollution trends continue
• Islamic State for Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants on 30 August 2015 destroyed Palmyra's ancient Temple of – Bel
• The Buchi Babu Memorial Trophy in the All India invitation cricket tournament was won by – Mumbai
• India on 2 September 2015 won the three-match cricket test series against Sri Lanka, 2-1 and ended a 22-year long drought of a win over Sri Lanka on - Sri Lankan soil
• Book titled The Duels of the Himalayan Eagle: The first Indo-Pak Air War (1-22 September 1965) is authored by - Air Marshal (retd.) Bharat Kumar
• Allahabad High Court on 1 September 2015 asked Uttar Pradesh government to ensure flag hoisting ceremony of National Flag on Independence Day and Republic Day in - Madarsas and other schools all over the state
• The Bihar Government on 1 September 2015 decided to give two percent reservation in government jobs to - the grand children of freedom fighters
• Swachhata Sangraam Abhiyaan was launched in Indore district of Madhya Pradesh on 1 September 2015 aims at - making entire district open defecation-free by the end of the financial year 2015-16
• Four-colour logo of Tokyo 2020 Olympics Games that was scrapped by Games Organising Committee on 1 September 2015 was prepared by - Kenjiro Sano
• The country whose economy entered into the first technical recession in six year in September 2015 - Canada
• Union Government on 28 August 2015 notified the merger of commodities market regulator Forward Markets Commission (FMC) with Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), which will be effective from - 28 September 2015
• Country that on 2 September 2015 dismissed a proposal of France asking United Nations Security Council (UNSC) permanent members to limit the use of the veto power at least in cases involving mass atrocities that demands action - Russia
• Author of the book, Globalisation, Democratization and Distributive Justice is - Mool Chand Sharma
• The Maharashtra Government on 1 September 2015 gave a nod to an ordinance for amending the Maharashtra Prevention of Dangerous Activities (MPDA) Act, 1981 to enable the government to put sand mafias behind the bars - without any bail for one year
• 11th session of the India-UAE Joint Commission Meeting for Technical and Economical Cooperation was held on 2 September to 3 September 2015, in - New Delhi
• Union Government cancelled the registration of Greenpeace India under the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA), 2010 because – it violated FCRA by mixing its foreign and domestic contributions
• Haryana on 3 September 2015 bagged the Skoch Order-of-Merit national award for implementation of - six e-Governance and IT initiatives in the state
• To commemorate the Golden Jubilee of the Indo-Pak 1965 war, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 3 September 2015 decided to put into circulation - 5 rupees coins minted by Union Government
• High Court of Jammu and Kashmir on 4 September 2015 ordered CBI probe into the multi-crore scam in the state's cricket association that occurred during the tenure of - former Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah as its President
• Marvan Atapattu on 3 September 2015 announced his resignation as head coach of - Sri Lanka cricket team
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 4 September 2015 released two commemorative coins of 125 rupees and 10 rupees in the memory of - former President Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
• Thailand's Junta-appointed reform council on 6 September 2015 shot down - a controversial new constitution drafted after 2014’s coup
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 6 September 2015 inaugurated the extension of Delhi Metro connecting - Badarpur to Escorts Mujesar in Faridabad
• Indian boxer Vikas Krishan (75kg) on 5 September 2015 won the silver medal in the 2015 Asian Boxing Championships after he faced defeat by the hands of - Bektemir Melikuziev of Uzbekistan
• Indian Ambassador to Nepal, Ranjit Rae on 5 September 2015 inaugurated the newly renovated Bala Tripura Sundari Devi Temple at Tripurakot situated - on the bank of glacial river Thuli Bheri in Dolpa district of Nepal
• Australian all-rounder who announced his retirement from Test cricket on 6 September 2015 - Shane Watson
• Indian weightlifters who on 8 September 2015 won a gold medal in the 62 kg category of the 2015 Commonwealth Youth Games (CYG) being held in Apia, Samoa - Deepak Lather
• State that in September 2015 issued a complete ban on manufacturing, storage, distribution and sale of gutka, pan masala, flavoured or scented tobacco, kharra and other similar products containing tobacco – Haryana
• Number of Indian philanthropists named in the 9th Forbes Asia’s list of philanthropists – Seven
• The renowned farm expert who was on 8 September 2015 appointed as a full-time member of NITI (National Institution for Transforming India) Aayog is - Professor Ramesh Chand
• President Pranab Mukherjee on 9 September 2015 conferred Gandhi Peace Prize for the year 2014 on - Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)
• Supreme Court of Pakistan on 8 September 2015 ordered immediate adoption of a language as official language of the country – Urdu
• 2015 World Suicide Prevention Day (WSPD) was observed on 10 September with theme - Preventing Suicide: Reaching Out and Saving Lives
• Union Cabinet on 9 September 2015 approved hike in Dearness Allowance (DA) to Central Government employees and Dearness Relief (DR) pensioners by - 6 percent
• First Telangana Language Day (Telangana Bhasha Dinosthavam) was observed on 9 September 2015 to commemorate the 100th birth anniversary of - noted poet Kaloji Narayana Rao, who was called people’s poet
• First recipient of Kaloji Award is - Dr Ammangi Venugopal
• Bollywood actor who was on 7 September 2015 conferred with the Honoured Guest of Texas award for his contribution to the cinema and the world of art - Anupam Kher
• Houston Mayor Annise Parker in August 2015 declared 7 August as - Anupam Kher Day in Houston
• President Pranab Mukherjee on 9 September 2015 conferred Gandhi Peace Prize for the year 2014 on - Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)
• The Mumbai Dialogue: Towards a TB-Free India was launched on 10 September 2015 by the US Ambassador to India Richard Verma aims at engaging the corporate sector to further strengthen - the Union Government’s Call to Action for a TB-Free India
• Indian-American women who on 3 September 2015 became the first woman postmaster of Sacramento city in California after a span of 166 years is - Jagdeep Grewal
• United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on 10 September 2015 overwhelmingly approved the Resolution on Raising of Flags by Non-Member Observer States, which was introduced by - Iraq as the President of the Arab Group for the month of September 2015
• Virat Kohli, the test cricket captain of India, on 10 September 2015 became the co-owner of the UAE Royals, which will be led by - Tennis ace Roger Federer
• The International Premier Tennis League (IPTL), a team tennis league was founded in 2013 by - Mahesh Bhupathi
• Rajasthan on 11 September 2015 became the first Indian state to submit State Annual Action Plan under - Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT)
• We Care Solar on 14 September 2015 won 1 million US dollar ‘Powering the Future We Want’ grant given by - the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA)
• The Union Government on 14 September 2015 decided to increase the number of workdays under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) from 100 days to 150 days in --- Drought-hit areas of the country
• United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on 14 September 2015 unanimously adopted a document for reform of - the UN Security Council (UNSC)
• The Constituent Assembly of Nepal on 14 September 2015 rejected the proposal to declare Nepal as - a Hindu state and reaffirmed to remain secular
• United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on 11 September 2015 adopted the resolutions that proclaims 9 December as International Day of Commemoration & Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and of the Prevention of this Crime, which was initiated by – Armenia
• Madhya Pradesh government on 15 September 2015 constituted a one-member commission to probe the Petlawad explosion incident in Jhabua district of Madhya Pradesh that will be chaired by - Retired High Court judge Justice Aryendra Kumar Saxena
• IRRC that was established in January 2015 by Pentagon to exclusively focus on advancing Defence Trade and Technology Initiative (DTTI), stands for - India Rapid Reaction Cell
• Indian-origin British Members of Parliament (MPs), who were appointed as to the shadow cabinet of Jeremy Corbyn, the newly-elected leader of Labour Party in the United Kingdom (UK) are - Seema Malhotra and Lisa Nandy
• Country that on 13 September 2015 declared a state of emergency in two southern counties that shares its border with Serbia to stop migrants entering illegally - Hungary
• Exhibition named Shauryanjali was inaugurated in New Delhi by Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on 15 September 2015 to celebrates the victory of India over Pakistan in - 1965 Indo-Pak War
• Railways shot putter who on 16 September 2015 shattered an 18-year-old national record en route to a sixth title at the 55th National Open Athletics Championship at Kolkata - Manpreet Kaur
• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 16 September 2015 granted in principle approval to 10 entities to set up small finance banks that will provide - basic banking services to small farmers and micro industries
• Nepal's Constituent Assembly on 16 September 2015 approved the new Constitution and endorsed the Preamble of the draft Constitution that splits the country into - seven federal provinces
• Article 301 of the Constitution of Nepal defines title and date of - commencement of the Constitution
• International Olympic Committee (IOC) on 16 September 2015 announced name of five cities as candidates to host the 2024 Summer Olympics and they are - Los Angeles, Hamburg, Paris, Rome and Budapest
• India and Cambodia on 16 September 2015 signed two MoUs on - Tourism and Mekong-Ganga Cooperation Initiative.
• To manage Godavari’s flood waters which goes waste into the sea every year, two Rivers namely Godavari and Krishna were formally linked by releasing waters from Godavari to Krishan at - Ibrahimpatnam Ferry village near Vijayawada
• To provide aid to farmers to overcome drought conditions, Actor Nana Patekar in third week of September 2015 established an organization named - Naam Foundation
• To provide various services and teaching-related work to teacher in a simple and easy way, Madhya Pradesh Government in September 2015 launched - M-Shiksha-Mitra mobile app
• Veteran Test cricketer of West Indies who was on 12 September 2015 honoured with the Icon Award by the Indo-Caribbean Alliance - Shivnarine Chanderpaul
• Pradhan Mantri Khanij Kshetra Kalyan Yojana (PMKKKY) that was launched on 17 September 2015 will transform the lives of – People living in the areas which are affected directly or indirectly by mining
• The Supreme Court (SC) of India on 17 September 2015 stayed the implementation of the Haryana Panchayati Raj (Amendment) Act, 2015 that prescribes for - minimum educational qualifications for contesting in local bodies' elections
• The Indian monk, who in September 2015 helped restore and renovate a 2000-year-old, lost Nangchen Stupa with Lord Buddha relics sent by Emperor Ashoka - Gyalwang Drukpa
• Eminent Hindi writer Dr Kamal Kishore Goenka was conferred with 24th Vyaas Samman for the year 2014 on 22 September 2015 for his work - Premchand ki Kahaniyon ka Kaal Kramanusaar Adhyayan
• The Executive Chairman of Cisco who on 21 September 2015 was elected as the next Chairman of US-India Business Council’s (USIBC) by the Council’s Board of Directors - John T Chambers
• Telangana and Chhattisgarh Governments on 22 September 2015 entered into a power purchase agreement (PPA) for purchasing - 1000 mw of power for the next 12 years
• Asian Development Bank (ADB) on 22 September 2015 lowered India’s gross domestic (GDP) growth projections for the fiscal year (FY) 2016 to 7.4 percent from - 7.8 percent projected in its March 2015 Outlook
• The World Rhino Day observed on 22 September 2015 celebrates all five species, namely - Black, White, Greater one-horned, Sumatran and Javan rhinos
• The 9th Regional Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas (RPBD) will be held from 14 September to 15 November 2015 at - Los Angeles, California, USA
• The Baseball legend and Hall of Fame catcher, who was known for his humorous quotes and died on 22 September 2015 was - Lawrence Peter "Yogi" Berra (Yogi Berra)
• National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) on 22 September 2015 released the data of - 68th Round on Status of Education and Vocational Training in India
• Former Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP) chairman T Haque will head the expert group formed by NITI Aayog on - Land Leasing
• Telenor Group on 23 September 2015 announced that it had changed its brand identity along with legal company name from Uninor, its subsidiary in India, as - Telenor India Communications Pvt. Ltd.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi who on 23 September 2015 visited Ireland is the first Prime Minister of India to visit Ireland in - 59 years.
• First and the only Prime Minister to visit Ireland before Narendra Modi was - Jawahar Lal Nehru in 1956
• Filmmaker who on 23 September 2015 resigned from the Oscar Selection Jury citing differences with chairperson of the Jury Amol Palekar - Rahul Rawail
• Senior leader of Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) who was on 23 September 2015 elected as President of Bihar Cricket Association (BCA) is – Abdul Bari Siddiqui
• Haryana Government on 23 September 2015 constituted a committee to suggest prospects of permanent settlement for shelter-less nomadic people of the state under the chairmanship of - Haryana BJP Vice President Rajiv Jain
• Mobile application that was launched by Assam government on 24 September 2015 to disseminate information about disaster management to the people in need is named as - Disaster Ready Assam
• The Commission which was constituted by the Uttar Pradesh government to probe the 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots submitted its report to Governor Ram Naik on 23 September 2015 was headed by - Justice (retd.) Vishnu Sahai
• ISL franchise FC Pune City on 24 September 2015 unveiled its home and away kits and announced a three-year partnership with sportswear giant - adidas
• Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis on 26 September 2015 won the Guangzhou Open title of tennis by defeating - the Chinese pair of Xu Shilin and You Xiaodi 6-3, 6-1
• World Tourism Day was observed across the world on 27 September 2015 with the theme - One Billion Tourists, One Billion Opportunities
• Indian Space Research Orgnaisation (ISRO) on 28 September 2015 launched India’s first dedicated satellite for astronomy research, named - ASTROSAT
• Indonesian micro-satellite that was launched along with India’s first dedicated satellite for astronomy research, ASTROSAT was - LAPAN-A2
• Maritime monitoring Canadian nano satellite that was launched along with India’s first dedicated satellite for astronomy research, ASTROSAT was - NLS-14 (Ev9)
• Rocket that was used by Indian Space Research Orgnaisation (ISRO) on 28 September 2015 to launch India’s first dedicated satellite for astronomy research, ASTROSAT was - PSLV-C30, which was the tenth flight of PSLV in its 'XL' Configuration
• Supreme Court (SC) of India on 17 September 2015 directed the Union and Arunachal Pradesh Governments to grant citizenship to two refugee groups within three months, and they are – Chakmas and Hajongs refugee
• Governor of Meghalaya who was on 28 September 2015 as given the additional duties of Manipur after the demise of incumbent Dr. Syed Ahmed Khan is - V. Shanmuganathan
• River of Assam’s Kamrup district in which a mechanised boat capsized on 28 September 2015 - River Koholi
• Rank of India in Global Competitiveness Report 2015-16 released on 30 September 2015 – 55th
• China on 30 September 2015 launched a 20th new generation satellite into orbit to support its global navigation and positioning network called - BeiDou Navigation system
• A Parliamentary panel in September 2015 called to link Union Government’s Swachch Bharat campaign with a programme – MGNREGA
• India’s indigenously developed stealth modern warship unveiled in Mumbai on 30 September 2015 – INS Kochi
• This Indian state announced to developed its own Unmanned Air Vehicles (UAV) – Tamil Nadu
• European nation that on 30 September 2015 pledged to give 100 miliion euros for refugees - Germany